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Salary- Identified position for First Nations peoples
- Total remuneration range $102,135 to $110,617 pa
- Full-time continuing appointment at Ipswich (Tulmur)
Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.
The UniSQ First Nations Education and Research Portfolio, through a whole of University effort, strives to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to take their rightful place and reach their full potential at UniSQ. Our First Nations Blueprint 2022-2025 envisions UniSQ as a renowned place of First Nations learning, intercultural exchange, and truth-telling that embraces Country.
Who you are
Are you passionate about creating positive change for First Nations people? Are you skilled at building relationships and engaging with communities? If so, an exciting opportunity is now available for a First Nations Senior Engagement Officer to join our First Nations Engagement Team.
What you’ll do
As a First Nations Senior Engagement Officer, you will make significant contributions to the UniSQ First Nations Engagement and Marketing Strategy and support a range of First Nations initiatives across the school, vocational education and training, community and industry sectors. You will also lead and deliver a development program to support UniSQ’s First Nations Student Ambassador’s while ensuring constructive feedback and essential coaching and development opportunities are provided.
What will help you succeed
- An understanding of Australian First Nations perspectives as well as experience working with and communicating sensitively with First Nations people.
- A Degree qualification as well as experience in engagement and outreach activities.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate and prioritise work activities in order to achieve high quality work outcomes.
This is an identified position and is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. For this position, it is a genuine occupational requirement that it be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person as permitted under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld).
For further information on this role, please contact Professor Odette Best, Pro Vice-Chancellor (First Nations Education and Research), via (07) 3812 6*** or email *******@unisq.edu.au.
The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.
Find out more about UniSQ at www.usq.edu.au.
ReferenceNumber: 0024_01/24
Location: Ipswich (Tulmur)
Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hrs/week)
Salary: Total remuneration range $102,135 to $110,617 pa (includes salary range of $86,299 to $93,466 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)
Closes: Tuesday, 20 February 2024 at 11:30 pm (AEST)
At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.
If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.
For more information on how to apply for a job, please refer to the application process,available on our website.
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